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Bidens 2020 election in four special house elections, its a sharp turn-around from the special elections that were held prior to the dobbs decision where republicans were overperforming. and a shocking defeat in kansas. of the anti-abortion ballot measure at the start of this month. in short, republicans have an abortion problem and you can see now why how some are backing off more extreme positions. >> im in favor of laws that protect human life! i did not believe the dignity and worth of human...

Half of republicans believe there was solid evidence, i dont know where the heck they get that from, but now thats down to 39%. there has been some loosening perhaps that trump has had there. >> there is movement around the margins here in different ways depending on what questions you ask. another way to look at this is donald trumps political standing head ing into a anothe possible run for president. >> do you want trump or would you prefer a different candidate? look at where trump is now. h...

Rational republican here. is this strategy? does he believe it? what do you think here? >> this is part of giving everyone space. mitt romney came out and said he favors raising the age limit. what mitch mcconnell is not doing even in private is getting ahead of his conference. hes the leader of the republicans in the senate and hell constantly be assessing where his republican conference is and right now, thats not even a majority position. i think its probably a super majority position in the ...

Area was run out of town. said im not going run for re-election because so many runs w -- republicans were upset with him. its republicans who have moved. not democrats. >> abortion is another issue with the wide gap among party lines. what reaction have you seen to the possibility that the supreme court will over turn roe v wade? >> backlash. thats the word i would use. would you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life. theres a lot of different ways to ask about abortion rights. last year you...

Thats more deadly than the guns we gave our troops in vietnam. i think thats the majority position, just like the background checks, just like everything else, mika, that governor abbott, that senator rubio, that every one of those people up on the stage calling beto a son of a bitch for talking about this? >> it was one, big massive exercise in avoidance, and it was painful to watch. i jumped out of my seat watching the television. i dont blame anyone else for getting emotional. they should hav...

Struck down the mask requirement, there are other federal judges who have already ruled on this question who have upheld the mask requirement. so her position was really sort of an outlier, but it was the last decision and she issued this nationwide ruling ending the mask mandate, but this is not the majority position of most judges who have discussed this, who have ruled on this issue, so the justice department, understandably, wants to preserve the authority of the cdc, but whether, "a," they ...

When you look at liz cheney and adam kinzinger and their voting records they both get high marks for voting in line with former president trumps position as well as the majority position of the republican party. they were not censured for not being conservative enough or republican enough. >> right. >> they were censured for not being, frankly trumpy enough, josh. >> right. yeah, i did an interview last night with mcdaniel and bossy and both of them said exactly that was why, their work on the j...

Or otherwise, is important to them. what should we make of this meeting and what this issue means to americans? thats why i brought in the wizard of odds, not a theologian but he is a statistician. he can help us understand why this is much more about politics than it is about faith at this point. harry, let look at where we are in this issue and keep getting deeper and deeper into the types of people. >> no one would ever confuse me for being a theologian. a statistician youre right. if you loo...

Are in this issue and keep getting deeper and deeper into the types of people. >> no one would ever confuse me for being a theologian. a statistician youre right. heres the situation. if you look at americans positions on abortion rights, the vast majority of americans support it. 61% want to keep it legal most of the time. you also can look at whether they want to overturn roe v. wade, 70% say no, they dont want to overturn roe v. wade. lets get a little different and look at different religiou...

Neuriva. think bigger. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is reminding democrats just how important the 2020 midterms are shaking up to be. when asked about blocking a supreme court pick, he said hell, quote, cross those bridges when i get there. were focusing on 22. i dont rule anything in or out about how to handle nominations if im in the majority position. of course, youll remember mcconnell blocked the merrick garland nomination in 2016. joining us now is the justice correspondent for...